DIY Body Butter Recipe

Without due care and attention, my skin really revolts and becomes incredibly dry and difficult. Raw, organic, natural, this buzzword body butter is the perfect remedy for stubborn skin and is unimaginably easy to whip up. Literally.

(The particular ones I use are fab; organic, unrefined, cold-pressed where applicable, inexpensive, I highly recommend them.)

You can play around with the mix. I personally found that equal volumes of oil to butter made the finished body butter too oily, and you can add more essential oil, I just like mine to be very lightly scented.

And here's what you need to do:

1. Measure out your coconut oil and shea butter and pop into a heatproof bowl.

2. Melt the ingredients over a pan of simmering water (bain marie) until they are completely liquid and a coherent mixture.

3. Take off the heat and leave to cool to room temp before leaving to set in the fridge.

4. Remove once solid and whip up with a KitchenAid or an electric whisk, adding your essential oils, for around 10 minutes until it resembles seriously good cake frosting.